JohnG Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Man that looks awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Looks awesome Drew! Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I have mine. Having a properly outfitted bench has definitely improved the quality of my work and its much more enjoyable to do as well. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 hour ago, pkinneb said: Looks awesome Drew! Hopefully you enjoy it as much as I have mine. Having a properly outfitted bench has definitely improved the quality of my work and its much more enjoyable to do as well. What he said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Still have plenty of work left. I need to make the deadman, create the gap stop, ease the edges, figure out a temporary bottom shelf, and apply some sort of finish. The gap between the slabs is larger than Marc's and my plan is to make the gapstop large enough in a way that tools can be stored there but that they will sit below the bench surface. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 56 minutes ago, Chestnut said: and apply some sort of finish. This is a real good time to use one or two coats of danish oil or something similar. You don't want a slippery finish on your work bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted November 25, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Gap stop was next on the list to get done for the bench. My gap ended up being a bit wider than what was called for in the plans. I used this to make some dedicated tool storage that will sit below the surface of the bench. This why when I'm using chisels i can drop them in the center and they won't roll around or get knocked off the bench. I made the holders by drilling different sized holes with a frostner bit. This allows the handle to drop down enough but will catch the top metal of the blade. To make a space for the blade i just cut the filler in half and spaced it to allow the blade of the chisel to drop through. I made holders for my Stanley chisels, my 2 marples chisels and my 3 Japanese chisels. To attach everything together I used the super glue and wood glue trick. A couple dots of super glue with activator and then a line of regular wood glue. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bglenden Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 10/28/2019 at 8:34 AM, Chestnut said: [...] Currently i have the BC leg hardware on it's way to my door. I also purchased a twin turbo vise from Andy Klien. In the future I'll buy and install the tail vise but it's not a priority currently. Despite what BC claims i don't see the tail vise being the imperative first vise to buy. I'm curious about where you will put the turbo vise - at one end of the bench, leaving the other end for the tail vise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Interesting spin on the gap stop. I kinda wish that mine had part of it with a narrower gap, so that some of my smaller tools could sit in it. Not as much of an issue with the tool cabinet above, but something I've considered changing by making an insert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 14 hours ago, SawDustB said: Interesting spin on the gap stop. I kinda wish that mine had part of it with a narrower gap, so that some of my smaller tools could sit in it. Not as much of an issue with the tool cabinet above, but something I've considered changing by making an insert. I didn't take the best pictures but i have a couple slots that have bottoms to serve as storage areas. I also have a fairly wide area that is sort of an open slate. I expect to glue some thin strips to the sides to make a narrow opening for smaller tools as the need arises. I'll see if i can remember to take a picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted November 26, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 15 hours ago, bglenden said: I'm curious about where you will put the turbo vise - at one end of the bench, leaving the other end for the tail vise? I'm leaning towards directly in the middle on the opposite side of the bench from the leg and tail vise. I don't really want to straddle a bench leg with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted December 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 I realized i never posed the final pictures with finish applied. I guess I was hoping I'd get the tail vise and twin turbo vise installed but that isn't going to happen for a while. The poor empty end cap for the tail vise. Hopefully someday soon i'll fill this with hardware but it's not a priority. The gap stop had some awesome pitch pockets in it that left an awesome effect. I'll never get seen wedged between the 2 slabs but i guess it's comforting to know it's there. The back face of the bench had some nice figure in the grain. It makes a nice effect walking by the bench. I made sure to put the 2 flashy faces to the front and back as i have access to all 4 sides of the bench. The 2 stars of the show. The leg vise and the sliding deadman. I went with the live edge theme for the deadman which i give credit to @bleedinblue for giving me the idea. Thanks I like it. For the live edge of the walnut deadman I did an edge treatment that I first saw Matt Cremona do on JR's bed. I really liked the effect because it reminded me of bocotte. Last touches are holes in the deadman, which I'll drill as needed. and hold fast holes in the top. Also will drill as needed. Since taking these pictures i have drilled 2 holes in the top for my pane stop from my previous bench. So not 100% done year but for all intents and purposes this is substantially complete. I've been using the leg vise on the Dining Table build for my sister and i have to say it's a real luxury. It's no better than my budget twin screw but it's a lot faster and easier to use. Ok maybe it does hold a bit better but only because i can get more leverage and i never managed to get the budget twin screw jaws to stay parallel. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 That cherry is too pretty for a workbench, I'm thinking of all the chairs you could have made from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 That turned out great Drew!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Bmac said: That cherry is too pretty for a workbench, I'm thinking of all the chairs you could have made from it. Nonsense. The price was right. it was only about $200 for all the wood. Can't get maple for that. Probably can't even get #2com oak for that. There was a lot of sap and wane in the boards for the top so half of this would have ended up as scrap anyway. It ate about 80 BF of cherry and by my estimates it'd have made 3 maybe 4 chairs depending on placement of sapwood and defects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Chestnut said: Ok maybe it does hold a bit better but only because i can get more leverage Get some crubber from Benchcrafted and glue to both faces of the vice and you will be amazed at how much better is will hold something and with less torque. Really worth the few bucks. The bench does look nice, what did you end up using for finish? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 11 minutes ago, Chestnut said: Nonsense. The price was right. it was only about $200 for all the wood. Can't get maple for that. Probably can't even get #2com oak for that. There was a lot of sap and wane in the boards for the top so half of this would have ended up as scrap anyway. It ate about 80 BF of cherry and by my estimates it'd have made 3 maybe 4 chairs depending on placement of sapwood and defects. It has pretty good looking figure, that's all I was getting at. I think I get some of my prettiest cherry from cherry logs that are not the straightest or cleanest. When it's dried it may have wane sapwood, but it has character. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, Chet said: Get some crubber from Benchcrafted and glue to both faces of the vice and you will be amazed at how much better is will hold something and with less torque. Really worth the few bucks. The bench does look nice, what did you end up using for finish? I must admit i have the crubber pieces sitting in my shop near my bench i just need to install them. The hold even without them is dang good though. I used wipe on poly, for 1 reason. When i need to apply a little bit to something i made on the lathe i can wipe the extra finish on the bench top. I already have like 6 coats on the top. I do most of my finishing as the last thing for the night so constantly adding finish to the top doesn't inconvenience me. 10 minutes ago, Bmac said: It has pretty good looking figure, that's all I was getting at. I think I get some of my prettiest cherry from cherry logs that are not the straightest or cleanest. When it's dried it may have wane sapwood, but it has character. This was not pretty character, it was loose knots and ugly torn up wane. There were some nice pieces in the batch that were what you describe and never made it into the bench. Oh i should say it was just the 1 board for the front and back that looked nice. All the junky stuff is trapped in the middle never to be seen again.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 Okay, I'll restate, the boards I see have great figure, your bench is veneered with the pretty stuff. Great job with the bench by the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Bmac said: Okay, I'll restate, the boards I see have great figure, your bench is veneered with the pretty stuff. Great job with the bench by the way. I didn't mean to be augmentative, i just don't want you to think i foolishly wasted good material on a workbench. While I kind of maybe did a little bit, for the most part I used iffy material. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 Awesome job, Drew! Being too lazy to look up the guild plans, can someone explain why the overhang is so long on one end? My crappy roubo-ish bench of box store white wood has about 16" overhand at one end, but the other end is flush with the legs. That's where I mounted my vise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 11, 2019 Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: Awesome job, Drew! Being too lazy to look up the guild plans, can someone explain why the overhang is so long on one end? My crappy roubo-ish bench of box store white wood has about 16" overhand at one end, but the other end is flush with the legs. That's where I mounted my vise. Some overhang can be nice when assembling cases that have three sides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2019 10 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Being too lazy to look up the guild plans, can someone explain why the overhang is so long on one end? My crappy roubo-ish bench of box store white wood has about 16" overhand at one end, but the other end is flush with the legs. That's where I mounted my vise. The long overhang is the tail vise side. I think the hardware has 14" of travel so needs a larger over hang. The other side is shorter probably to make the base a bit larger and increase stability. I think mine is a bit different from the plans as I made my base larger to some day put a storage box underneath. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 12/10/2019 at 9:20 AM, Chestnut said: Ok maybe it does hold a bit better but only because i can get more leverage That's because of the "home spun" knobs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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